Astrolab

Fact sheet

• Founded: 2019/2020↗ Venturi Astrolab — United States Space Company: Profile, Funding, Leadership & News↗ Astrolab Company Overview, Contact Details & Competitors | LeadIQ↗ Astrolab↗ Astrolab Company Profile - Office Locations, Competitors, Revenue, Financials, Employees, Key People, Subsidiaries | Craft.co↗ Astrolab↗ About – Astrolab
• HQ: Hawthorne, California, United States↗ Venturi Astrolab — United States Space Company: Profile, Funding, Leadership & News↗ Astrolab Company Overview, Contact Details & Competitors | LeadIQ↗ Astrolab↗ Astrolab Company Profile - Office Locations, Competitors, Revenue, Financials, Employees, Key People, Subsidiaries | Craft.co↗ Astrolab↗ About – Astrolab
• Key product: FLEX rover↗ Venturi Astrolab — United States Space Company: Profile, Funding, Leadership & News↗ Astrolab Company Overview, Contact Details & Competitors | LeadIQ↗ Astrolab↗ Astrolab Company Profile - Office Locations, Competitors, Revenue, Financials, Employees, Key People, Subsidiaries | Craft.co↗ Astrolab↗ About – Astrolab
• Notable partner: NASA↗ NASA's Lunar Exploration: Astrolab's Rover Mission & Future Plans (2026) · 2026-07-15↗ Venturi Astrolab — United States Space Company: Profile, Funding, Leadership & News↗ Astrolab Company Overview, Contact Details & Competitors | LeadIQ↗ Astrolab↗ Astrolab Company Profile - Office Locations, Competitors, Revenue, Financials, Employees, Key People, Subsidiaries | Craft.co↗ Astrolab
• Notable partner: Venturi Group↗ Monaco technology powers NASA's next lunar mission - NEWS.MC - Monaco News · 2026-08-09↗ Venturi Astrolab — United States Space Company: Profile, Funding, Leadership & News↗ Astrolab Company Overview, Contact Details & Competitors | LeadIQ↗ Astrolab↗ Astrolab Company Profile - Office Locations, Competitors, Revenue, Financials, Employees, Key People, Subsidiaries | Craft.co↗ Astrolab
• FLEX rover also referred to as FLIP (FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform) in mission context↗ Astrolab's FLIP Rover to Deliver Four NASA Instruments to the Moon (2026) · 2026-07-21↗ NASA's Lunar Exploration: Astrolab's Rover Mission & Future Plans (2026) · 2026-07-15
• FLIP rover set to launch in 2026 aboard Astrobotic's Griffin lander (Moon Base II mission), carrying four NASA instruments/payloads to the lunar surface↗ NASA's Moon Base Missions: Building Humanity's First Lunar Outpost | Artemis Program Update (2026) · 2026-07-21↗ NASA's Lunar Exploration: Astrolab's Rover Mission & Future Plans (2026) · 2026-07-15
• Selected by NASA under STRIDE initiative for Mars surface mobility systems development (contracts totaling $17M across seven companies)↗ NASA Selects Seven Companies to Develop Mars Surface Mobility Systems, Contracts Worth $17 Million - Wedoany · 2026-07-13
• FLIP rover completed vibration testing with positive initial results↗ With FLIP rover vibration testing completed successfully last month, let's dive into the results. | Astrolab · 2026-08-03↗ Instagram
• Awarded NASA Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) contract as part of a combined $439M award shared with Lunar Outpost↗ NASA's Lunar Rover Contract: Houston Company Snubbed in Surprising Announcement (2026) · 2026-07-22
• Notable partner: Lunar Outpost (co-awardee on NASA LTV contract)↗ NASA's Lunar Rover Contract: Houston Company Snubbed in Surprising Announcement (2026) · 2026-07-22
• Employee count: 80–90 employees, up >60% year-over-year↗ With FLIP rover vibration testing completed successfully last month, let's dive into the results. | Astrolab · 2026-08-03
• FLEX rover selected to install Interstellar Lab's Bloom automated greenhouse on the lunar surface as part of Artemis 4↗ Three companies building the tech to grow crops on the moon - SpaceNews · 2026-08-06

Connections

• Astrobotic Technology — Astrolab's FLIP (FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform) lunar rover is a payload on Astrobotic's Griffin Mission One lander.↗ Falcon Heavy | Griffin Mission One
• Interstellar Origin — Astrolab's FLEX Rover will install Interstellar Lab's Bloom automated miniature greenhouse on the lunar surface as part of Artemis 4.↗ Three companies building the tech to grow crops on the moon - SpaceNews

Recent developments

• Monaco's Venturi Group is partnering with Astrolab to help develop the next lunar rover, highlighting the ongoing collaboration between the two organizations in advancing lunar surface mobility.

  Read more ↗news.mc9 Aug

• Linked to Interstellar Origin: Astrolab's FLEX Rover will install Interstellar Lab's Bloom automated miniature greenhouse on the lunar surface as part of Artemis 4.

  Read more ↗spacenews.com6 Aug

• Interstellar Lab's automated miniature greenhouse (Bloom) will be installed on the lunar surface by Astrolab's FLEX Rover as part of Artemis 4, marking a new payload partnership for the FLEX rover on a crewed Artemis mission.

  Read more ↗spacenews.com6 Aug

• Astrolab's FLIP rover is set to launch later in 2026 aboard Astrobotic's Griffin lander as part of NASA's Moon Base II mission, delivering over 1,100 pounds of cargo including the FLIP rover to the lunar surface.

  Read more ↗hotelzodiaco.org21 Jul

• NASA awarded Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) contracts totaling $439 million to Venturi Astrolab and Lunar Outpost, selecting them to develop crewed lunar rovers for the Artemis program.

  Read more ↗losangelescaloans.com22 Jul

• Astrolab's FLIP rover successfully completed vibration testing, with all initial indications from the test reported as positive, clearing another major pre-launch hurdle.

  Read more ↗instagram.com18 Jul

• NASA selected seven companies, including Astrolab, to qualify for contracts under the STRIDE (Science and Transport and Deployment and Exploration Robotics Innovation) initiative to develop Mars surface mobility systems, with contracts worth $17 million in total.

  Read more ↗en.wedoany.com13 Jul

• Astrolab's FLIP (FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform) rover mission is set to launch later in 2026, carrying four NASA payloads provided through non-reimbursable Space Act Agreements.

  Read more ↗ahslac.org15 Jul

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